Making PDF Conversion a Breeze for Your Real Estate Docs
Being able to turn your electronic real estate documents into PDFs can help you run your business more quickly and with less effort.
If you use Microsoft Windows, you probably already know that getting your files converted into PDF format requires the help of some extra software. (Mac users have PDF converting built in..)
The industry leading PDF software is of course Adobe Acrobat (They invented the PDF in the early 1990s.), but that comes with a hefty price tag – between $100 and $300.
Let’s take a look at three other ways to get the job done – for free.
PDF995
PDF995 is a simple software utility that allows you to turn any document that can be printed into a PDF file. Instead of printing your next Word document to your default printer, choose the PDF995 “printer” and out comes your document ready to be saved as a PDF.
Installation is a two step process and the free version requires that you watch a few second advertisement each time you do a conversion.
OpenOffice.org
Unlike current versions of Microsoft Office, OpenOffice.org (a free software application capable of totally replacing Office) comes with PDF conversion built in. Turning a letter, spreadsheet or presentation into a PDF requires two clicks of the mouse.
Finally, for complete ease and the total lack of any setup requirements whatsoever, consider the online PDF conversion service PDF Online.
Converting your documents (PDF Online accepts the following file formats: DOC, PPT, XLS, JPG, GIF, TIFF, RTF, PPS, HTML, BMP, PNG, EMF, TXT, PUB, WMF) is as simple as uploading them to the website and checking your email for the PDF. There is no username and/or password required.
And talk about speed! My test file was converted and returned to me as a PDF in less time than it took me to open up my email program.
